The Innards of an Eye; Reformed to Light a Room
When an establishment you do own, a hook you must have. You need to be able to make people have an experience when they enter…
December, 2008
Swing Your Club and Charge Up Your iPhone
Apple much? A device that might work on any “smart” phone, or if you’re talking to Wired’s Kevin Kelly, any handheld “screen.” Take a swing…
Tap, Tap, Tappin’ on Heaven’s Door
Another iteration on the intuitive music making theme, “Jam” hails from a team at the Domus Academy where the brief was to design for basic…
Water to Inspire, KOR ONE Hydration Vessel Review
I’ve been toting around the KOR ONE Hydration Vessel for a week and the first thing someone said to me was, “that’s a water bottle?…
From the Trenches by Zippy Flounder
Zippy Flounder; regulars will certainly recognize his name. His comments have been met with both colloquial admiration and austere criticism. Love him or hate him, he has…
Bubbling Up in Dubai
The architecture duo Reiser + Umemoto are starting to get real with their O-14 office building , rising over Dubai. The building is has a perforated structural exoskeleton that doubles as…
The Power of Seating, I’m Queen Elizabeth
In an effort to transform the norm into the eccentric, the concept of power was explored through seating. This includes the power of mind, body…
See and Behold; God’s Skull of the Ocean
Given the amazing economic state that we’re in, and the fact that you’re certainly one of those lucky recipients of those six-figure holiday bonuses, you’re…
The Pop-Up City
Golfstromen is an Amsterdam-based studio whose focus is conceptual interventions in the city. Their work is so casual, and so temporary, it’s almost not there. The littlest…
Spring into City Action in Any Corner on the Street
Which piece of equipment allows you to play (or practice) basketball, racquetball, golf, and football anywhere you want? The MULTI’UZ, of course! Weird! Kévin Lecoutre’s…
Trend Report: Too Late Watch
They’re a huge hit in Italy, over 10,000 watches sold in the first 10 days and half a million in the first year of distribution….
Anemona Brings Glowing Sealife To Any Room
Exhibited at the SaloneSatellite in Moscow, Anemona positions itself uniquely on any surface, making it infinitely configurable. Designed by Igor Pinigan, the lamp uses heavy…